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Oregon State Police Motor Unit
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The Oregon State Police fired up its motors in 1994. There have been many changes to the unit since that time. The unit, at one time, had 15 members that included one Lieutenant and two Sergeants. During the early years of the Motors Unit, members were assigned to Medford, Springfield, Salem, and Portland. The Oregon State Police was the first Agency in the United States to go with the BMW in 1997, and since then, other agencies have followed suit. Each will be equipped with the most up-to-date radios, same-direction radar, and speed-measuring Lasers. The Portland based Troopers assigned to this unit recently started using electronically generated citation writing equipment. With the assistance of grant money from ODOT Transportation Safety Division, five PDA units and the supporting software was purchased.
The Motor Unit's primary duty is traffic safety enforcement. The unit is scheduled to work during daylight hours and targets enforcement on the interstate roadway system. The safety record of the unit is excellent and they are required to maintain current certification. The unit conducts monthly training and attends NAMOA (North American Motor Officer Association) training.
There are six riding members to include one motor Sergeant. Those members are Trooper Jason Lindland and Senior Trooper Mike Bates assigned to the Portland Area Command, Senior Trooper Mark Kingma and Senior Trooper James Neufeldt assigned to the Tualatin Worksite, Senior Trooper Peggy Bishop assigned to the Salem Area Command, with Sergeant Walt Anderson in Tualatin.
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